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Firs·t: Reading
August 8, 1991
Item #17
Second Reading
August 22, 1991
Item 1110
ORDINANCE NO. 9473
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BY AMENDING SECTION 28-86 WITH REGARD TO RATES CHARGED
FOR SEWER SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock deems it to be in the
best interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to adjust sewer charges
within the City of Lubbock to reflect the cost of service; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 28-86 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 28-86. Rates charged for sewer service.
{a) Sewer service charges presently in effect under this
section shall remain effective for all billings scheduled to be
rendered until October 1, 1991, and thereafter there shall be charged
for sewer service to all residences. places of business, private and
public buildings, churches, schools, institutions, and all other sewer
services customers the following service charges:
Residential:
Individually metered residential six dollars and ten cents
{$6.10} per month minimum including three thousand (3,000}
gallons; seventy-five cents ($0.75) per thousand gallons
per month thereafter maximum charge eleven dollars and
thirty-five cents ($11.35) (10,000 gallons per month) for
each non-sprinkler meter.
Individually metered residential units shall pay the above
service charge based on a calculated estimate of sewer
flow determined from water consumption records for
individual customers. Water consumption information for
months of typically low irrigation usage will be examined
to establish a "basis" for sewer service charges. Sewer charges will be levied based on water consumption up to
the maximum determined by the 11 basis." The basis for new
customers shall be six thousand (6,000) gallons until
adequate historical information is available.
Commercial:
5/8 inch or 3/4 inch meter
1 and 1 1/4 inch meter
1 1/2 inch meter
2 inch meter
3 inch meter
4 inch meter
6 inch meter
8 inch meter
10 inch meter
Universities, schools,
geriatric institutions,
orphan homes, public or
private institutions, public
schools, churches, multi-
family residential and all
other sewer service customers
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$6.10 per month minimum
including 3,000 gallons;
$0.75 per thousand gallons
per months thereafter.
$14.74 per month minimum
including 3,000 gallons;
$0.75 per thousand gallons
per months thereafter.
$26.26 per month minimum
including 3,000 gallons;
$0.75 per thousand gallons
per months thereafter.
$37.78 per month minimum
including 3,000 gallons;
$0.75 per thousand gallons
per months thereafter.
$101.12 per month minimum
including 3,000 gallons;
$0.75 per thousand gallons
per months thereafter.
$175.98 per month minimum
including 3,000 gallons;
$0.75 per thousand gallons
per months thereafter.
$382.05 per month minimum
including 3,000 gallons;
$0.75 per thousand gallons
per months thereafter.
$518.61 per month minimum
including 3,000 gallons;
$0.75 per thousand gallons
per months thereafter.
$835.32 per month minimum
including 3,000 gallons;
$0.75 per thousand gallons
per months thereafter.
The charge for these users
shall be the same as the
commercial rate.
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except individually metered
residents and industrial
customers.
Industrial: The charge for industrial
users shall be the same as
the commercial rate.
(b) Surcharge: Sewer customers or others discharging wastes to
the sanitary sewer system which do not exceed the limits established
in Section 28-99 of this Ordinance and which do not exhibit any of the
characteristics of wastes prohibited by Sections 28-98 and 28-100 but
have concentration(s) in excess of "normal domestic sewage•, shall
pretreat the wastes to meet the concentrations of •normal domestic
sewage"; however, such excessive BOD and TSS wastes may be accepted
for treatment if all the following requirements are met:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
The wastes will not cause damage to the wastewater
collection system;
The wastes will not impair the City's treatment process;
The wastes will not cause contamination of POTW sludges
thus limiting sludge disposal options or practices;
The person(s) or owners responsible for the wastes pays a
Surcharge, in addition to the regular water and sewer
rates, in accordance with the following cost factors and
formula:
V • Volume reported in millions of gallons (MG) I
BOD = Biochemical Oxygen Demand analyzed in accordance !
with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the [ Examination of Water and Wastewater", or the latest ,
TSS
EPA approved method, and reported in units of !
milligrams per liter (mg/1), j
• Total Suspended Solids analyzed in accordance with 1
the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater•, or the latest
EPA approved method, and reported in units of
milligrams per liter (mg/1),
Cost Factor BOD_• 30%.of the total budgeted costs for
operating and maintaining the wastewater
treatment facilities divided by total pounds BOD treated ·
Cost Factor TSS • 27.5% of the total budgeted costs for
operating and maintaining the wastewater
treatment facilities divided by total pounds TSS treated
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Surcharge • Surcharge computed in dollars as follows:
BOD Surcharge • V x (B -C) x 8.34 x Cost Factor BOD
TSS Surcharge • V x (B -C) x 8.34 x Cost Factor TSS
where: B z Total contribution from user (mg/1)
C • Normal domestic sewage strength (mg/1) 8.34 • pounds per gallon of water (conversion)
(c) The rates for sewer service as shown in paragraph (a), shall be adjusted to produce nine percent (9%) more revenue, not
including growth factors, than the previous year as of October 1, 1992
and ten percent (10%) more revenue, not including growth factors, than
the previous year as of October 1, 1993, and, in addition, such rates
shall be reviewed annually thereafter to ensure the adequacy of the
rates to cover the total cost of operation, maintenance, and capital
costs of the sanitary sewer utility. These rates shall be examined by
the assistant city manager for financial services and the assistant
city manager for financial services shall make such recommendations for adjustments and changes in such rates to the City Council as
deemed necessary after each annual review for consideration by the
City Council. The surcharge rate for sewer service as shown in
paragraph (b), shall be determined each year following City Council
approval of the annual operations budget. The surcharge rate shall be
examined by the assistant city manager for financial services and such
adjustments shall be made to the sewer surcharge rate on October 1 of
each year. (Ord. No. 9294, 1, 8-10-89)
SECTION 2. THAT should any paragraph, section, sentence, phrase,
clause or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or void for
any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed
to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an
alternative method of publication provided by law.
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AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this --~8~th=-----day of
August , 1991. ~Pa_s_s_e~d~b-y~th~e--wC~it~y--wCo~u-n~cTil~o-n second reading this 22nd day of
_______ A~u~gu~s~t _____________ , 1991.
~· J, Patterson
for • • ,
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
R-900
Before me TonY a Hen r Y a Notary Public in and for Lubbock County, Texas on this day
personally appeared T • .1 • Au f i I I , A c c a 11 n t Man a~ e r of the Southwestern Newspa-
pers Corporation, publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal -Morning, and Sunday, who being by me duly
sworn did depose and say that said newspaper has been published continuously for more than fifty-two weeks pri-
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ORDINANCE· I 9412
AN OROINAttCE SETTING
THE TAX RATE AND LEVYING
A TAX UPON ALL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION WITHIN THE CITY OF .LUBBOCK, TEX· AS, FOR THE YEAR lf91, AP· PORTION lNG SAID LEVY
AMONG THE VARIOUS FUNDS
AND ITEMS FOR WHICH REV·
ENUE MUST BE RAISii!O; FIX·
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TAXES BE .PAID AND ASSESS·
lNG PENALTY AND INTEREST FOR NONPAYMENT OF SUCH ~:OX:J. WITHIN THE TIME PRO.
ORDINANCE# t4l'2
lNG.· AN ORDINANCI; AMEND·
CHAPll!:R 21 OF THE CODE
OOF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
F LU8BOCJC, TEXAS, 8Y
AMENDING SECTION 21-16 WITH ·
REGARD TO RATES CHARGED
FOR SEWER SERVICE WITHIN T!iE CITY OF LUBBOcK; PRO. VIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE ~=~ROVIDING FOR PUBLICA-
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F'll'St Reading
Council Date 08/25/94
Item No. ---.37..__ __
Second Reading
Council Date 09/08/94
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ORDINANCE NO. __ 97_3_3_
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28 OF Tim CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BY AMENDING SECTION 28-86 WITH REGARD TO
TES CHARGED FOR SEWER SERVICE WITIDN Tim CITY OF LUBBOCK;
ROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock deems it to be in the best interest of
citizens of the City of Lubbock to adjust sewer charges within the City of Lubbock to reflect
cost of service; NOW 1HEREFORE:
E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 28-86 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock,
exas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 28-86. Rates charged for sewer service.
a. Sewer service charges presently in effect under this Section aball remain
effective for all billings scheduled to be rendered until October 1, 1994, and
thereafter the base monthly rate for sewer service which shall be charged to
all customers aball be as follows:
MEIER SIZE
.75"
1" & 1.25"
1~"
2"
3"
4"
6"
8"
10"
EFFECTIVE
OCT. 1. 1994
$ 2.93
$ 6.86
$ 13.41
$ 21.26
$ 46.12
$131.16
$262.00
$327.43
$654.53
EFFECTIVE
OCT. 1. 1995
$ 3.14
$ 7.34
$ 14.35
$ 22.75 s 49.35
$140.34
$280.34
$350.35
$700.35
b. In addition to the base rate, all customers sbaJl pay a flow rate per 1,000
gallons as is hereinafter set forth.
EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVE
CUSTOMER OCT 1. 1994 OCT. 1. 1995
Residential $1.24 up to $1.33 up to
20,000 Gal. Cap 25,000 Gal. Cap
Non-Residential $1.24 $1.33
e. Surcharge: Sewer customers or others clischarging wastes to the sanitary
sewer ~~:: which do not exceed the limits established in Section 28-99 of
this Or · ce and which do not exhibit any of the characteristics of wastes
prohibited by Sections 28-98 and 28-100 but have concentration(s) in excess
of "normal domestic sewage", shall pretreat the wastes to meet the
concentrations of"nonnal domestic sewage~'; however, such excessive BOD
and TSS wastes may be accepted for treatment if all the following
requirements are met:
1. The wastes will not cause damage to the wastewater collection
system;
2. The wastes will not impair the City's treatment process;
3. The wastes will not cause contamination of POTW sludges thus
limiting sludge disposal options or practices;
4. The person(s) or owner(s) responst'ble for the wastes pays a
Surcharge, in addition to the regular water and sewer rates, in
accordailce mth the following cost factors and formula:
V-Volume reported in millions of gallons (MG)
. BOD • Biochemical Oxygen Demand analyzed in accordance mth
the latest edition of"standard Methods for the Examination
of Water ·and Wastewater". or the latest EPA approved
method, and reported in units of milligrams per liter (mgll ).
TSS = Total Suspended Solids analyzed in accordance mth the
latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater", or the latest EPA approved
method, and reported in units of milligrams per liter
(mgll).
Cost Factor BOD = 300/o of the total budgeted costs for operating
and maintaining the wastewater treatment
facilities divided by total pounds BOD treated.
Cost Factor TSS -= 27.5% of the total budgeted costs for operating
and maintaining the wastewater treatment
facilities divided by total pounds TSS treated.
Surcharge • Surcharge computed in dollars as follows:
BOD Surcharge • V x (B • C) x 8.34 x Cost Factor BOD
TSS Surcharge = V x (B .. C) x 8.34 x Cost Factor TSS
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d. The surcharge rate for sewer service as shown in paragraph (c), shall
be determined each year following City Council approval of the
annual operations budget. The surcharge rate shall be examined by
the City Manager, or his designee, and such adjustments shall be
made to the sewer surcharge rate on October 1 of each year. (Ord.
No. 9294, 1, 8-10-89).
SECTION 2. THAT should any paragraph, section, sentence, phrase, clause or word of
this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or void for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance
shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause
publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method of publication
provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
ATTEST:·
B~o&~
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
~of Support Services
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OOV;is!SEWRSERV.ORD
ocdoca!August 11.1994
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